Kory and Andrea Stalsberg Hide-Away Hops Fennimore, WI The Hop Experience Kory and Andrea Stalsberg Hide-Away Hops Fennimore, WI

Overview 2010 Growing Season Harvest 2010 Toys for 2010 Outlook for 2011

Background Graduated from UW-P in 2006 with BS in Agriculture Education. Masters in Education from UW-L 2011. 3rd year hop grower. Married Andrea in 2007 and bought our home. Reid Kory Stalsberg was born in 2009

Growing Season 2010 Finished Expanding the Hop yard Moisture = Mildew 2009 - 4/10ths of an acre 2010 - 6/10ths of an acre Total of 900 plants – 450 Cascade, 360 Mt. Hood, 90 Willamette Moisture = Mildew Harvest 2010

Harvest Season 2010 Harvested 7 days on and off 450 1st yr plants @ 12 min/plant = 90 man/hrs 360 2nd yr plants w/ hopInnator @ 5 min/plant = 30 man/hrs Sold 60 lbs dry

Toys for 2010 Super Shredder Spray Rig Trailer Tower HopInnator Oast Modifications

Outlook for 2011 Mildew Management Weed control, Shorter cover, Lower Lateral Removal Kocide 3000, Pristine Fertilizer Management 2nd yr~ 60lbs N/acre 3rd yr~ 120lbs N/acre Urea, UAN (Liquid Ammonium Nitrate) Accurate Record Keeping – Field Note Log Field Map, Soil Test, Phonology, Fertilizer, Pests & Disease, Weather (by week), Harvest, Drying

Kory and Andrea Stalsberg Hide-Away Hops Fennimore, WI 608-988-2006 korystalsberg@hotmail.com Links http://www.gorstvalleyhops.com/ http://uspest.org/hop/HopPocketGuide.pdf http://strawberry.ifas.ufl.edu/Strawberry%20fungicide%20recommendations%202009.htm http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/TRA/Hops_2008.html http://www.dripworksusa.com/ http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/Hop.html http://www.freshops.com/